<p>Hi im new and wanted to introduce myself and ask for help from those that have gone before me and found success.</p>
<p>after screwing around(trying to balance football with school and girls, not good) my first year at a local junior college i had a self realization that i need to get my act together and am doing my best my first sememster of my sophmore year still at a community college. My goal is to become a CFO. my question is there a detailed route or plan to accomplish such a task? With such poor grades my first year do i have a chance of getting into a decent school? at first i considered going into an MBA program right out after my senior year but my research has suggested to work for a couple years and then attend grad school.</p>
<p>please share your insight so i have some direction</p>
<p>I guess it would depend on how many classes you have taken (and received a grade for...if u had any withdrawals while failing that would be bad, but withdrawals would probably be ok) and what your current GPA is.</p>
<p>However, if you intend to get your MBA, your undergraduate institution isn't that important. So, bust your butt, improve your GPA and try to get into the best school that you can. However, even if you aren't able to get in a top 50 undergrad business school, you will still be able to get into a top MBA school.</p>
<p>Employers will essentially only care about your GPA at the university you graduate from (not GPA from juco). So, bust your butt there and try to finish near the top of your class. That will give you the best opportunity to land a good job. Then, work for 3 to 5 years, study hard for the GMAT and apply to business school.</p>
<p>BTW, graduate business schools will generally want transcripts from all colleges attended (Some don't ask for junior college ones, but most I've dealt with do). However, I believe most will mainly consider your GPA from the college you graduate from (although, obviously they will see your transcript from junior college also and may make note of the discrepancy which you may want to write an essay to explain).</p>
<p>i do have connections with Brigham Young a school that is good for accounting but are they good for Finance and job Recruiting? So you recomend having three years of work under my belt before going to grad school for my MBA?</p>
<p>Actually, I would probably recommend 4 or 5 years of experience because that is the average for students at good business schools. It will really depend on your overall application profile though.</p>
<p>What debt? If debt is an issue, you may consider going to an instate public University for your undergrad. After graduating from college, if you keep your costs low, debt won't be a big deal at all.</p>
<p>BTW, I'd say that getting in debt for an MBA is worth it a hell of a lot more than racking up debt for undergrad. BTW, I'm 29, and will be out of grad school by the age of 31. There are a lot of scholarships available for MBA students, especially if you apply early (ie one year prior to attending). MBA's tend to pay for themselves rather quickly.</p>
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<p>Some companies will. In that case, you could work during the day and get your professional MBA at night/weekends. I will say though that professional MBAs aren't as highly regarded as full-time MBAs (they are still good though). Also, I don't know if any companies will pay for a full-time MBA. </p>
<p>If you have a good application profile and apply early, you could get scholarships to pay your way also.</p>
<p>ok so i went in to talk to the academic advisor and she claims the KU business school is really competitive to get into and i have to have a 3.6 to get in. i laughed cuz i didnt think she was serious. aparently us news rates the top thirty for public schools</p>